After four years of working as a Student Resource Officer, Corporal Kacey Wiltz is leaving at the end of this school year to work as Chief of College Police at Kansas City Kansas Community College. For...

Every Wednesday and Sunday, senior Hazel Powers clocks into work like many other teenagers do throughout the week. For Powers, her job is more than just practice because as a certified nursing assistant,...

Editor's Note: Names are made up for the safety of students with fake IDs With a quick flash of a false identification card, minors nationwide can enter the college party scene. According to a study by...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated since the original press release for corrections. For the first time in nine years, Chamber Choir was offered the opportunity to perform at Kansas Music Educators...

Harley Quill According to The University Daily Kansan, in Dec. 2008, a former Free State student, Judson King, successfully petitioned the city to legalize the ownership of hedgehogs. Because of...

Televised streaming of sports has been a pivotal part for fans around the country. Recently, sporting organizations have moved from traditional services like NBC, CBS, ESPN and Fox to offer streaming services...

From Jan. 9-11, the Free State Theatre department took a trip to Wichita for the annual Kansas Thespian Festival. The festival is designed for any registered school in Kansas and plays host to many competitions,...

To calm their nerves before a big performance, some students have special rituals to get over their stress before going on stage. Performing in the winter play, “You Can’t Take It With You,” Freshman...

With over 200 participants, the National Honor Society teacher supply drive gave school supplies to over 80 teachers. The drive occurred on Jan. 21, and was the first ever NHS school supply drive.  According...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated since original release with added context regarding the announcement date of double casting. On Nov. 20, Free State Theatre announced their winter play cast...

It was the same as any other ordinary day as senior Lucas Fearn and ceramics teacher Mr. Lewis ate lunch together after school in the ceramics room. “On Wednesday of the second week of school...

For multi-sport high school athletes, transitioning between two seasons may be demanding; however, some athletes decide to take up the challenge. Junior Ava Corbin, a volleyball, wrestling and track...